Titans Defeat Blue Devils For First Conference Win

UW-Oshkosh made a season-high 11 three-pointers to bring down the UW-Stout women's basketball team, 74-61, on Saturday (Jan. 14) in Menomonie.

Megan Wenig (Jr. • Oshkosh) paced the Titans (7-9/1-6 WIAC) to their first conference win of the season by tying a career best with 23 points. Wenig converted on seven of her 13 shots from the field, including 5-of-10 attempts behind the three-point arc. She also dished out four assists and grabbed two rebounds.

Katie Kitzke (Jr. • South Milwaukee) added 18 points, including four three-point baskets, and four rebounds, while Kelsey Myklebust (Sr. • Wisconsin Dells) contributed nine points and four rebounds. The Titans also received six points and six rebounds from Heather Conroy (Fr. • Wisconsin Dells) and five points, four rebounds and three assists from Alicia Tollefson (Fr. • Crystal Falls, Mich.).

During the game's opening nine minutes, all of the Titans' field goals came from three-point range. Four different players swished a long jumper, as Wenig's hoop put UW-Oshkosh in front 14-10 with 12:28 on the clock.

UW-Stout (4-12/0-7 WIAC) turned up the defense and converted eight free throws to come back. A jumper and foul shot by Shannon Campbell gave the Blue Devils a 25-21 lead. UW-Oshkosh then scored nine unanswered points and used Shelby Serafin's (Fr. • Amherst) jump shot to go ahead, 30-25.

There were seven lead changes in the first half, and the Titans took a 34-28 lead to intermission. Wenig and Kitzke stretched that difference with two more three-point baskets to give UW-Oshkosh a 40-31 lead with 17:16 left.

A traditional three-point play from Kayla Windt started a 10-0 scoring run for UW-Stout. Following consecutive jumpers by Whitney Rawdon, Windt sank one attempt at the charity stripe to give the Blue Devils a 41-40 advantage with 11:39 to go.

Wenig responded with a mid-range jumper and a three-point basket to put the Titans back on top. UW-Oshkosh outscored the home squad, 13-1, during a four-minute span to take control. Kitzke capped the scoring run with a three-point basket to extend the Titan lead to 53-42 with 7:44 remaining.

After another Kitzke three-point basket with 4:05 on the clock, the Titans led by 10-plus points the rest of the way.

Rawdon scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds for UW-Stout, while Ronnie Moltzau added 12 points and two steals and Katelynne Folkers 10 points, four rebounds and three assists.

UW-Oshkosh, which won in Menomonie for the first time since the 2002-03 season, finished the game shooting 41.3 percent (19-46) from the field. The Titans posted a 38-26 rebounding advantage while shooting 50 percent (11-22) behind the three-point arc and 86.2 percent (25-29) from the free-throw line.

UW-Stout compiled shooting percentages of 38.6 (17-44) from the field and 59 (23-39) from the free-throw line. The Blue Devils made just four of their 14 (28.6 percent) three-point shots.

UW-Oshkosh has its next contest at UW-Whitewater on Wednesday (Jan. 18).